The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-02
COMO.
,ndence Palatka NEWS.

COMO.
Special Correspondence Palatka NEWS.
Como, Mr.. Editor, still lives and -four
ishes, albeit neither the boom nor the
bum has invaded her borders. We are
a quiet, slow, but steady-mOvinR settle
ment, making careful but onward prog
ress.
We have a good store in the center Of
the place kept by Dusenbs rry & Ellis,
whose trade has been and is quite good,
and whose cheerful, accommodating
methods of business with the people rem
ders them popular. This, with the depot
and post-office bids fair to make the tow
grow healthiIy and strong in the future.
No prettier settlement can be found in
East Florida than on Lake Como, from
which the place takes its name.
A fine new building is being put up by
Mr.. Tabor, from Massachusetts. A col
ony of his family will soon be here T.,
take possession, consisting Of his wife
and two daughters, one married and one
single, some of whom spent the winter
here last year.
Miss Hermance, near by, has a new
conner, a lady friend, Mrs. Sarah A.
Field, from Winsted, Conn.,, and Miss
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ladies, the Misses Patrick, from Illinois,
who will arrive ere this screed will see
daylight.
Mrs. Tuttle, whose hostelry is located
near the church, and keeps an excellent
house, has had several new corners, but
specially her sister, Mrs. WetmOre, a lady
of some 75 years of age, who made the
trip admirably from WInsted, and who
is about as well preserved a lady for her
age as one would wish to see.
Capt, Carter and wife and that funny
parrot are back again in Como, and as
wide awake and stirring as ever. They
are Mrs. Tuttle's guests.
Mrs. Charles t. Potter has been pre-
pairing for her usual winter influx of
guests. Her house has been nicely
painted, and everything put in order as
she knows so we'll how to do, all in
order to her winter boarding campaign.
Few ladies are better acquainted with
the general and particular duties OF Q
public hosiery than Mrs. G. T. Potter.
Then on this line geographically, both
east and west, We must not omit Mr..
James Manchester and family, who
have come to spend their fourth winter
among us. And a more public spirits d
man never settled in Como. He has
with him a Cleveland friend, Mrs.
Mason, whose short stay in Florida has
through the snow storms and biting
frosts of winter.
A comparatively old, but really new,
visitor comes to us once mOre-MIse
Kellogg, now boarding with Mrs. Gil
bert, to the west Of the depot and
store. Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert spent their
first summer here last season. They
are inclined TO choose the North during
the summer season, no ~ever, and the
South in the winter.
Then, on the rise of ground fronting
an entire view of the lake, Stands out
prominently the dwellings Of DIR. Bird
and Miss Num-, the latter one of the
noblest, most intellectual and religious
ladies we have ever known, but appa-
rently a confirmed invalid. 1t is surely
mysterious Providence which con-
signs so much Of mental and spiritual
power and usefulness to the weary and
distressing couch.
Three or four new corners are seen on
our streets in the persons of the mother,
sisters and brother of Messrs. Grimm,
residing close to the store. Nor should
we forget the name of the sweet and
kind Mrs. Abercrombie, one of our
oldest inhabitants, who, we are sad to
say lies upon a sick bed. But il prayers
and the smy pathies of a whole people
could restore her, they would he freely
given. And she has them, in full meas
ure. Not far from this ''Mother in Is
rael, lives Mrs. Hutchins, widow of the
late C. V. H., and with her are Mrs.
Price and her young son. This is her
second winter in Florida, and in several
ways the climate has done her much
DIT a.
probably no one has been more benefited
than Miss Nettie Robinson, Rev. DR..
Robinson's daughter. Before she came
to Florida it was a question by her friends
and relatives whether she could live very
long, especially during tho cold North
ern winters. But Florida has done for
her what no doctors skill, or drugs could
do. Let others try dame natures skill
full remedies and learn wisdom.
Mr.. Edward Manchester. who bought
a large block of land and act it out in
trees-in fact, two blocks-has returned
here from his Winstead, Conn, home,
and, with his lady, is enjoying his win
ter home. In fact, if things go on at
this rate in SO many of the Winstead-
ties coming to Como, we shall have to
call the place Winstead-On-Lake Como.
How would that do, oh, ye Winstead-
ties? We are afraid the Syracusans and
the other localityites would object. How
ever, we welcome all creation, il they
will come and give US a good price for
our lands and build up the place.
We had almost forgotten our friend
Miss Maria Potter, boarding house
keeper. who has one Of the pleasantest
locations in Como. The lady not only
takes boarders but rents her rooms, and
thus is ready to accommodate the public
in both ways.
We suppose. from what we hear, that
the ladies, young and-well, not old,